A structure at the base of the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn back and forth in breaking up food.
odontophoral o'don·toph'o·ral (ō'dŏn-tŏf'ər-əl) or o'don·toph'o·rine' (-ə-rīn', -rĭn) or o'don·toph'o·rous (-ər-əs) adj.
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o·don·to·phore (ō-dŏn'tə-fôr', -fōr') ![]() |
A structure at the base of the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn back and forth in breaking up food.
odontophoral o'don·toph'o·ral (ō'dŏn-tŏf'ər-əl) or o'don·toph'o·rine' (-ə-rīn', -rĭn) or o'don·toph'o·rous (-ər-əs) adj.| odontophorous | |
| odonto– (prefix) | |
| odontophora |
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